Patents by Inventor Carl L. Hoegermeyer

Carl L. Hoegermeyer has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Vacuum pick and place robotic hand
    Patent number: 4557514
    Abstract: A hand (10) capable of simultaneously handling a plurality of articles (11) comprising a pickup head (15) having a plurality of vacuum pickup cavities (18), each cavity substantially matching the size and shape of the article to be handled. In one embodiment, the pickup head comprises a seal (26) positioned around an article-matching cavity (18) thereof and an opening (19) therethrough for communicating the cavity (18) with a vacuum chamber (20). In another embodiment, the pickup head comprises, positioned within its opening, a bellows (48) having a cylindrical sleeve (51) at one end and a planar flange (49) coupled to the vacuum chamber (20) by means of a seal (52) at its other end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1985
    Assignee: AT&T Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert H. Cushman, Carl L. Hoegermeyer